I recently found this somewhat unusual fuze. The graduations are 0 - 80, but the slope of the channels is the reverse direction to normal fuzes that I have. The top is also domed and the base vented. Anyone any ideas?
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French fuze ID
- Thread starter Burney Davis
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That echo's my thoughts, I should have put a question mark against 'French'. Perhaps American?
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It's a Hotchkiss "Fusee a double Effet Modele 1894". I think the Frankford arsenal 21 sec Fuze is a brother of this Hotchkiss fuze. Also the fuzes made by the American Ordnance Co. may be copies of the Hotchkiss fuzes. I am not really sure if the three holes near the fuze thread are original.
Thanks Alpini. Do you have any documentation on it? I think this may well have been part of something trench art at one time, hence the holes